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Long COVID Has Caused Thousands of US Deaths: New CDC Data
The risk for long COVID fatalities remains elevated for at least 6 months for people with milder acute infections and for at least 2 years in...
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Long COVID disability court battles just ‘tip of iceberg’
When it comes to long COVID, completing disability paperwork is increasingly becoming part of standard care for providers.
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Long COVID hitting some states, minorities, women harder
The survey found that women, smokers, and those who had severe COVID-19 infections are most likely to have the disorder.
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Long COVID clinical trials may offer shortcut to new treatments
“We already know that Paxlovid reduces the risk of developing long COVID, but it would be a game changer if it can improve long COVID symptoms as...
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Without guidelines, docs make their own long-COVID protocols
Treating the condition requires equal combinations of skill, experience, and intuition. Doctors begin to cobble together treatment plans.
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People of color bearing brunt of long COVID, doctors say
“We are getting a very skewed population of Caucasian wealthy people who are coming to our clinic.”
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Hospital programs tackle mental health effects of long COVID
Patients never hospitalized for COVID-19 still may have persistent symptoms like fatigue, cognitive problems, and mood disorders.
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Exploding e-cigarettes cause traumatic injuries in teens
Nationwide, there were 195 reported explosions and fires involving e-cigarettes in all ages between 2009 and 2016, according to a FEMA report.
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Some smokers don’t get lung cancer; genetics might explain it
These people have genes that help limit mutations to DNA that would turn cells malignant and make them grow into tumors.
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Mosquitoes genetically modified to stop disease pass early test
In the lab, researchers confirmed that the female offspring from these pairings inherited a lethal gene designed to cause their death before...
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Three-parent IVF now legal in two countries
“I don’t think all genetic engineering of embryos is wrong, but we have to draw the line between enhancement versus treating disease.”
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Can supercomputers really keep up with the human brain?
Researchers are working to produce the first two exascale supercomputers within the next 5 years.
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Standing might be to blame for our twisted pelvic canal
The authors say that the shape of the pelvic canal could represent an “evolutionary compromise” between the competing factors of balance while...
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Why kids might reject sugar-free Halloween candy
A study showed that there are two pathways for tasting sweet things: one for tasting sweetness and one for tasting caloric content.
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Injectable patch shows promise for heart attack recovery
The patch hasn’t been tested in humans -- any such trials are still a long way off -- but early results in animals show potential.